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We cannot ignore the video material actively circulating online by Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, containing his speech and assessments of the situation of the Abkhaz Orthodox Church.
In connection with the recent statement by Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister which stated that "on March 31, 1991, a nationwide referendum was held in which all of Georgia—including the population of Abkhazia and Samachablo—unanimously, before the eyes of the entire world, voted for the sovereign future of the country," we consider it necessary to provide a comprehensive legal and historical clarification.
Due to the escalating situation in the Middle East, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia calls on citizens of the Republic of Abkhazia in Middle Eastern countries to take precautions, maintain contact with relatives, and inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia about their location.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia is closely monitoring the situation surrounding the detention and subsequent arrest of Irakli Bzhinava, a citizen of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Russian Federation and is taking the necessary measures to clarify the situation with the Russian
authorities.
In view of the previous statement by Mr. Mamuka Mdinaradze and the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' post on social media, we deem it necessary to highlight that attempts by certain representatives of the Georgian political spectrum to interpret international processes based on their own political expectations do not objectively reflect the prevailing regional and international realities.
The Republic of Abkhazia attentively and fully understands the views expressed by M.V. Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with Sputnik Georgia.
Due to the increasing misinterpretation of information in social media regarding the meeting held between the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, we hereby inform of the following.
In connection with the Izvestia article citing a commentary by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated December 3, 2025, we consider it necessary to clarify the position of the Republic of Abkhazia on a number of issues raised.
Having read the statement by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which welcomed the latest, 32-nd Consolidated Report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, I would like to note the following.